OCEANIA

Oceania (also known as Australia) is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. It is the smallest continent, too with an area of 8,536,716 km2 (3,296,044 sq mi), population of of 35,670,000 people with 14 countries and 28 official languagesIt comprised four regions: Polynesia, Micronesia, Malaysia (now called the Malay Archipelago), and Melanesia (now called Australasia). There is a variety of sports played like Pacific Games, Rugby League (a very popular one ) Rugby Union, Cricket, Australian rules football, Association football (soccer) etc. Let’s come to history. Oceania was first settled by the Polynesian people around 2,000 years ago. Then was explored by Europeans from the 16th century then the Spanish. Now comes economy. The overwhelming majority of people living in Oceania work in the service industry which includes tourism, education and financial services. Oceania's largest export markets include Japan, China, the United States and South Korea. Tourism has become a large source of income for many in the Pacific; tourists come from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the United Kingdom and the USA. Fiji currently draws almost half a million tourists each year; more than a quarter from Australia. Agriculture and natural resources constitutes only 5% to 10% of Oceania's total jobs, but contributes substantially to export performance.